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Perform safe working practices with a farrier
Level
2
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate safe working
practices with a farrier; maintain the worksite in a state which ensures the
prevention of work related accidents; and implement and maintain personal
and worksite safety measures.
Subfield
Equine
Domain
Farriery
Status
Registered
Status date
25 September 2003
Date version published
25 October 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0018
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and its subsequent amendments.
2
In-house procedures are the documented practices and polices required within a
particular workplace, and must not contravene the Code of Recommendations and
Minimum Standards for the Welfare of Horses, Code of Animal Welfare No. 7,
available from http://www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/animal-welfare/codes.
3
Industry standards are defined as work having been performed within Occupational
Safety and Health (OSH) regulations, and performed in a timely manner, which has
an economic outcome for the farrier. Such work must not require any immediate
adjustment.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate safe working practices with a farrier.
Performance criteria
1.1
Personal protective equipment suitable for the job is selected and worn in
accordance with industry standards.
Range
1.2
protection to – body, head, hair, eyes, ears, lungs.
Loose body accessory items are protected or removed when working in the
workshop in accordance with industry standards.
Range
chains, rings, watches.
1.3
Protective footwear is worn in accordance with industry standards.
1.4
Machinery is operated according to manufacturer's specifications.
1.5
Horse is restrained for a farrier in accordance with industry standards.
Element 2
Maintain the worksite in a state which ensures the prevention of work related accidents.
Performance criteria
2.1
Hand tools and worksite equipment are returned to assigned places after use in
accordance with in-house procedures.
2.2
Worksite surfaces, work space and machinery are kept free of articles and tools
not required for the job at hand in accordance with in-house procedures.
2.3
Notices are displayed clearly at the site of hazards in accordance with
legislative requirements.
2.4
Ventilation procedures for the worksite are carried out in accordance with
industry standards.
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Element 3
Implement and maintain personal and worksite safety measures.
Performance criteria
3.1
Personal actions do not promote or cause unsafe acts or unsafe conditions at
the worksite in accordance with industry standards.
Range
working around horses, working with hot metal, working with open
flames.
3.2
The specific uses of fire extinguishers are identified and operating procedures
are followed in accordance with legislative requirements.
3.3
Hand tools, worksite equipment and machinery are maintained in good working
order, and used according to manufacturer's specifications.
3.4
First aid treatment for emergency situations is explained in accordance with
situation.
Range
3.5
burns, eye damage, bad cuts, electrical shock.
Workplace accidents are reported according to in-house procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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